J&J Recall Watch: McNeil Recalls Imodium Lot

By

Jonathan D. Rockoff

May 17, 2012 4:00 pm ET

Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit is recalling 53,892 packages, or one lot, of the diarrhea treatment Imodium from distributors after discovering some of the packages could have a slight tear or hole.

The packs of 18 Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief caplets don’t pose any safety threat, and consumers haven’t reported any side effects, the company says. Yet exposure to air, through a pinhole or tear in the packaging, could blunt the pills’ effectiveness, the company says….